Portable gun rack



Filed Nov. 13, 1945 aztiv z [N VEN TOR.

Patented Dec. 4, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PORTABLE GUN RACK James E. Nogle, Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Application November 13, 1945, Serial No. 628,125;

This invention relates to gun racks, the primary object of the invention being to). provide a portab-legun rack which may be folded into a small and? compact article for transportation, and one which, when extended for use, will support a number of fire arms in such away tha' they may be readily and easily removed for use Another'iinportant object of the invention is to provide a rack of this character in which-guns or fire arms may be positioned, the construction of the rack being such that the finish or sights of the guns will not be damaged when positioning the guns or removing them from the rack.

Still another object of the invention is to provide-a rack which may be readily and easily positioned on a supporting surface.

With the foregoing and otherobjects'in view which willappear as the descriptionflproceeds, the invention consists of certain novel d'etails of constructionand combinations of parts-hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that chang6 fmay be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed. I Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view illus rack constructed in accordance with the invention, and showing a gun in dotted lines, as sup ported therein.

Figure 2 is an edge elevational view ofthe rack.

Figure 3is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2 I Referring to the drawing in detail; the rack embodies the. supporting section 5 which is formed with an opening 6 at its upper end whereby the supporting section may be hung over a hook, nail r thelike, where it may hang'down in its supporting position. I

The supporting section is constructed preferably of a length of leather material of the desired thickness and width, the length of the supporting section being governed by the number of pockets to be secured thereto.

In the present showing, a plurality of pockets 1 are provided, the pockets being of widths equal to the width of the supporting section 5 and constructed .of suitable leather of the desired thickness. 1;

In the formation of the pockets 1, a length of leather is provided and folded upon itself so that the edges thereof meet, providing loops 8, in which the guns are positioned, by inserting the barrels of the guns through the loops.

As clearly shown by Figure 1 of the drawing, the edges of the material of which the pockets I are constructed, are disposed at oblique angles with respect to the side edges of the strips so 1 claim. (01. 211-64) trating a that when the pockets are secured to the supporting section by a line of stitching such as indicated at 9, the supporting surfaces of the pockets will be disposed at oblique angles with respect to the side edges of the supporting section or extended downwardly so that when a gun is positioned in a pocket, the gun will be properly balanced with the discharge end of the barrel extended downwardly.

When positioning a gun in a pocket, a gun is inserted and moved to a position wherein the trigger guard thereof falls adjacent to one edge of the pocket. With the gun positioned in this way, it will be properly balanced and will not have a tendency to twist or buckle the gun rack.

While I have shown a gun rack as having three gun supporting pockets, it is to be understood that it is within the scope of the invention to lengthen or shorten the supporting section to accommodate the desired number of pockets, for a particular use.

What is claimed is: v

A gun rack comprising a body formed of a length of wide fiexiblej material having a hookreceiving opening at the upper end thereof, a plurality of vertically spaced gun-receiving pockets, each pocket comprising a length of wide flexible material folded upon itself, the meeting edges of each pocket being secured together and being secured to the body by a line of stitching, the upper and lower edges of the pockets being disposed at oblique angles with respect to the side edges of the body whereby a gun positioned therein will be balanced against accidental displacement from the pockets.

JAMES E. NOGLE.

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